Get Rally Ready - Restore Nature Now Creative Workshop

On 22nd June 2024 thousands of people walked through the streets of London together for nature – a legal, peaceful, inclusive and family-friendly demonstration. It is both a celebration and a call for urgent political action on the nature and climate emergencies.

 

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, together with local environmental groups and artists, held a creative banner workshop on Saturday 15th June 2024 We were joined by Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Vice President and President. Chris and Megan helped to lead the Restore Nature Now initiative and joined the creative workshop.

 

The event took place at God’s House Tower from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm, with designated time slots available.

 

The workshop took place across two spaces in God’s House Tower; the Crawford Room and the Cafe Extension. Please note that the Crawford Room does not have step free access. The cafe extension has step free access from Town Quay Road. If you’d like to familiarise yourself with the space before your visit you can take a virtual tour of the building by visiting our website HERE

 

God’s House Tower is a project conceived and managed by ‘a space’ arts – a visual arts charity in Southampton which exists to provide opportunities for emerging artists to make new work and develop their careers, along with supporting audiences to engage and learn from high quality artistic experiences.

 

The cultural programme at GHT is relevant, inclusive and creates opportunities for those who face barriers to engage with creativity and heritage. GHT provides opportunities for artists and underrepresented voices to delve into GHT’s heritage and invites responses for site-specific exhibitions that respond to our three priority themes; climate action, access and inclusion and anti-racism. GHT’s aim is to encourage Southampton’s communities to develop a lifelong interest in local heritage, arts, and culture.

 

Here’s how to get here:

On foot

GHT is a 15 minute walk from West Quay and 20 minutes from Southampton Central Station and the Cultural Quarter. Follow the signs down the High Street to the ‘Old Town’ and you’ll soon find GHT on the far left corner before Queen’s Park.

On Train

The closest train station to GHT is Southampton Central, which is a key transport link to cities such as Portsmouth, London and Manchester. The station is also situated close to other transport links such as bus stops and a taxi rank. The station is around a 20 minute walk to GHT. To get to GHT, follow the route into the City Centre down the High Street towards Town Quay.

On Bus

GHT and Town Quay can be found on a number of bus routes including: U1, U6 and Quay Connect.

By car

Our closest car parks are Gloucester Square and Mayflower Park which are both a 2 minute walk away and privde a step free route to GHT. Further afield there are parking bays in Ocean Village and West Quay which are a 10 minute walk.

On bike

If you are cycling to GHT, you will find a bicycle rack on Lower Canal Walk next to the building, which you can use to lock up your bicycle.